Beagle Airedale, 1962

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18518

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Beagle Airedale, 1962
Auster aicraft registration G ARKR, on tarmac

Auster aircraft photo collections
Beagle Collection, Leicestershire Record Office

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Auster13_BWPhoto_PlaneReg_G_ARKR.JPG

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The Airedale was a four-seat, high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed, tricycle undercarriage. It was originally designated as the Auster D.8, which was based on the Auster C.6 Atlantic design, built and flown in 1958 (registration G-APHT).

The first D.8 was in construction when Beagle Aircraft bought the Auster company in 1960. The performance of the Airedale, although faster than the D.6 on the same engine, was decidedly lacklustre, largely due to its comparatively high structural weight, and it was unable to compete in the market with its US competitors.[citation needed] Such competition was also hindered by the out-dated steel tube/fabric construction, compared to the all-metal Piper Cherokee and Cessna 172 designs. Beagle had retained the older construction method as development of monocoque techniques would have extended the design period; the Airedale itself took about four and a half months from starting on the design drawings to first flight.

Production of the A.109 Airedale ceased in 1965.

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Transport > Other Transport

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